French Open Winners List - Rafael Nadal the King of Clay with 14 titles at Roland Garros
The French Open, held since 1891, is one of tennis's most prestigious Grand Slam events. Rafael Nadal holds the record with 14 men's singles titles, asserting Spain’s dominance, while France saw most of its success in the amateur era. Recent years saw Novak Djokovic, Carlos Alcaraz, and Alexander Zverev lifting the trophy, with Zverev's 2026 win making him the first German men's singles champion since 1937. The event has evolved from a national competition to a global spectacle, especially after embracing the Open Era in 1968.
- Rafael Nadal won 14 French Open titles
- Max Decugis won eight titles, Björn Borg next best with six
- Alexander Zverev beat Flavio Cobolli in the 2026 final
French Open Men's Singles Champions
Rafael Nadal won 14 men's singles titles at French Open, the undisputed king of clay at Roland Garros. Max Decugis is next best with eight and Björn Borg who won six titles.
Novak Djokovic won his third title in 2023 and Carlos Alcaraz claimed consecutive titles in 2024 and 2025.
Alexander Zverev is the defending champion after defeating Flavio Cobolli in the 2026 final. It was his first Grand Slam title and the first German man to win the French Open since Henner Henkel in 1937.
| Year | Champion | Country | Runner-Up | Country | Final Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | Alexander Zverev | Germany | Flavio Cobolli | Italy | 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 |
| 2025 | Carlos Alcaraz | Spain | Jannik Sinner | Italy | 4-6, 6-7, 6-4, 7-6, 7-6 |
| 2024 | Carlos Alcaraz | Spain | Alexander Zverev | Germany | 6-3, 2-6, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 2023 | Novak Djokovic | Serbia | Casper Ruud | Norway | 7-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 2022 | Rafael Nadal | Spain | Casper Ruud | Norway | 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 2021 | Novak Djokovic | Serbia | Stefanos Tsitsipas | Greece | 6-7, 2-6, 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 2020 | Rafael Nadal | Spain | Novak Djokovic | Serbia | 6-0, 6-2, 7-5 |
| 2019 | Rafael Nadal | Spain | Dominic Thiem | Austria | 6-3, 5-7, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 2018 | Rafael Nadal | Spain | Dominic Thiem | Austria | 6-4, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2017 | Rafael Nadal | Spain | Stan Wawrinka | Switzerland | 6-2, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 2016 | Novak Djokovic | Serbia | Andy Murray | Great Britain | 3-6, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 2015 | Stan Wawrinka | Switzerland | Novak Djokovic | Serbia | 4-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 2014 | Rafael Nadal | Spain | Novak Djokovic | Serbia | 3-6, 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 2013 | Rafael Nadal | Spain | David Ferrer | Spain | 6-3, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 2012 | Rafael Nadal | Spain | Novak Djokovic | Serbia | 6-4, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 |
| 2011 | Rafael Nadal | Spain | Roger Federer | Switzerland | 7-5, 7-6, 5-7, 6-1 |
| 2010 | Rafael Nadal | Spain | Robin Söderling | Sweden | 6-4, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 2009 | Roger Federer | Switzerland | Robin Söderling | Sweden | 6-1, 7-6, 6-4 |
| 2008 | Rafael Nadal | Spain | Roger Federer | Switzerland | 6-1, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 2007 | Rafael Nadal | Spain | Roger Federer | Switzerland | 6-3, 4-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 2006 | Rafael Nadal | Spain | Roger Federer | Switzerland | 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, 7-6 |
| 2005 | Rafael Nadal | Spain | Mariano Puerta | Argentina | 6-7, 6-3, 6-1, 7-5 |
| 2004 | Gastón Gaudio | Argentina | Guillermo Coria | Argentina | 0-6, 3-6, 6-4, 6-1, 8-6 |
| 2003 | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Spain | Martin Verkerk | Netherlands | 6-1, 6-3, 6-2 |
| 2002 | Albert Costa | Spain | Juan Carlos Ferrero | Spain | 6-1, 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 2001 | Gustavo Kuerten | Brazil | Àlex Corretja | Spain | 6-7, 7-5, 6-2, 6-0 |
| 2000 | Gustavo Kuerten | Brazil | Magnus Norman | Sweden | 6-2, 6-3, 2-6, 7-6 |
| 1999 | Andre Agassi | USA | Andrei Medvedev | Ukraine | 1-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1998 | Carlos Moyá | Spain | Àlex Corretja | Spain | 6-3, 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1997 | Gustavo Kuerten | Brazil | Sergi Bruguera | Spain | 6-3, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1996 | Yevgeny Kafelnikov | Russia | Michael Stich | Germany | 7-6, 7-5, 7-6 |
| 1995 | Thomas Muster | Austria | Michael Chang | USA | 7-5, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1994 | Sergi Bruguera | Spain | Alberto Berasategui | Spain | 6-3, 7-5, 2-6, 6-1 |
| 1993 | Sergi Bruguera | Spain | Jim Courier | USA | 6-4, 2-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 1992 | Jim Courier | USA | Petr Korda | Czechoslovakia | 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1991 | Jim Courier | USA | Andre Agassi | USA | 3-6, 6-4, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1990 | Andrés Gómez | Ecuador | Andre Agassi | USA | 6-3, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1989 | Michael Chang | USA | Stefan Edberg | Sweden | 6-1, 3-6, 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1988 | Mats Wilander | Sweden | Henri Leconte | France | 7-5, 6-2, 6-1 |
| 1987 | Ivan Lendl | Czechoslovakia | Mats Wilander | Sweden | 7-5, 6-2, 3-6, 7-6 |
| 1986 | Ivan Lendl | Czechoslovakia | Mikael Pernfors | Sweden | 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1985 | Mats Wilander | Sweden | Ivan Lendl | Czechoslovakia | 3-6, 6-4, 6-2, 6-2 |
| 1984 | Ivan Lendl | Czechoslovakia | John McEnroe | USA | 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 7-5 |
| 1983 | Yannick Noah | France | Mats Wilander | Sweden | 6-2, 7-5, 7-6 |
| 1982 | Mats Wilander | Sweden | Guillermo Vilas | Argentina | 1-6, 7-6, 6-0, 6-4 |
| 1981 | Björn Borg | Sweden | Ivan Lendl | Czechoslovakia | 6-1, 4-6, 6-2, 3-6, 6-1 |
| 1980 | Björn Borg | Sweden | Vitas Gerulaitis | USA | 6-4, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1979 | Björn Borg | Sweden | Víctor Pecci | Paraguay | 6-3, 6-1, 6-7, 6-4 |
| 1978 | Björn Borg | Sweden | Guillermo Vilas | Argentina | 6-1, 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1977 | Guillermo Vilas | Argentina | Brian Gottfried | USA | 6-0, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 1976 | Adriano Panatta | Italy | Harold Solomon | USA | 6-1, 6-4, 4-6, 7-6 |
| 1975 | Björn Borg | Sweden | Guillermo Vilas | Argentina | 6-2, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1974 | Björn Borg | Sweden | Manuel Orantes | Spain | 2-6, 6-7, 6-0, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1973 | Ilie Năstase | Romania | Nikola Pilić | Yugoslavia | 6-3, 6-3, 6-0 |
| 1972 | Andrés Gimeno | Spain | Patrick Proisy | France | 4-6, 6-3, 6-1, 6-1 |
| 1971 | Jan Kodeš | Czechoslovakia | Ilie Năstase | Romania | 8-6, 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 |
| 1970 | Jan Kodeš | Czechoslovakia | Željko Franulović | Yugoslavia | 6-2, 6-4, 6-0 |
| 1969 | Rod Laver | Australia | Ken Rosewall | Australia | 6-4, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1968 | Ken Rosewall | Australia | Rod Laver | Australia | 6-3, 6-1, 2-6, 6-2 |
| 1967 | Roy Emerson | Australia | Tony Roche | Australia | 6-1, 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 |
| 1966 | Tony Roche | Australia | István Gulyás | Hungary | 6-1, 6-4, 7-5 |
| 1965 | Fred Stolle | Australia | Tony Roche | Australia | 3-6, 6-0, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1964 | Manuel Santana | Spain | Nicola Pietrangeli | Italy | 6-3, 6-1, 4-6, 7-5 |
| 1963 | Roy Emerson | Australia | Pierre Darmon | France | 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1962 | Rod Laver | Australia | Roy Emerson | Australia | 3-6, 2-6, 6-3, 9-7, 6-2 |
| 1961 | Manuel Santana | Spain | Nicola Pietrangeli | Italy | 4-6, 6-1, 3-6, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 1960 | Nicola Pietrangeli | Italy | Luis Ayala | Chile | 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1959 | Nicola Pietrangeli | Italy | Ian Vermaak | South Africa | 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1958 | Mervyn Rose | Australia | Luis Ayala | Chile | 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1957 | Sven Davidson | Sweden | Herbert Flam | USA | 6-3, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1956 | Lew Hoad | Australia | Sven Davidson | Sweden | 6-4, 8-6, 6-3 |
| 1955 | Tony Trabert | USA | Sven Davidson | Sweden | 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1954 | Tony Trabert | USA | Arthur Larsen | USA | 6-4, 7-5, 6-1 |
| 1953 | Ken Rosewall | Australia | Vic Seixas | USA | 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-2 |
| 1952 | Jaroslav Drobný | Egypt | Frank Sedgman | Australia | 6-2, 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 |
| 1951 | Jaroslav Drobný | Egypt | Eric Sturgess | South Africa | 6-3, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1950 | Budge Patty | USA | Jaroslav Drobný | Egypt | 6-1, 6-2, 3-6, 5-7, 7-5 |
| 1949 | Frank Parker | USA | Budge Patty | USA | 6-3, 1-6, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1948 | Frank Parker | USA | Jaroslav Drobný | Czechoslovakia | 6-4, 7-5, 5-7, 8-6 |
| 1947 | József Asbóth | Hungary | Eric Sturgess | South Africa | 8-6, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1946 | Marcel Bernard | France | Jaroslav Drobný | Czechoslovakia | 3-6, 2-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1945 | Yvon Petra | France | Bernard Destremau | France | 7-5, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1944 | Yvon Petra | France | Marcel Bernard | France | 6-1, 4-6, 4-6, 7-5, 6-2 |
| 1943 | Yvon Petra | France | Henri Cochet | France | 6-3, 6-3, 6-8, 2-6, 6-4 |
| 1942 | Bernard Destremau | France | Christian Boussus | France | 5-7, 6-4, 6-4, 6-1 |
| 1941 | Bernard Destremau | France | Robert Ramillon | France | 6-4, 2-6, 6-3, 6-4 |
| 1939 | Donald McNeill | USA | Bobby Riggs | USA | 7-5, 6-0, 6-3 |
| 1938 | Donald Budge | USA | Roderich Menzel | Czechoslovakia | 6-3, 6-2, 6-4 |
| 1937 | Henner Henkel | Germany | Bunny Austin | Great Britain | 6-1, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1936 | Gottfried von Cramm | Germany | Fred Perry | Great Britain | 6-0, 2-6, 6-2, 2-6, 6-0 |
| 1935 | Fred Perry | Great Britain | Gottfried von Cramm | Germany | 6-3, 3-6, 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1934 | Gottfried von Cramm | Germany | Jack Crawford | Australia | 6-4, 7-9, 3-6, 7-5, 6-3 |
| 1933 | Jack Crawford | Australia | Henri Cochet | France | 8-6, 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1932 | Henri Cochet | France | Giorgio de Stefani | Italy | 6-0, 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1931 | Jean Borotra | France | Christian Boussus | France | 2-6, 6-4, 7-5, 6-4 |
| 1930 | Henri Cochet | France | William Tilden | USA | 3-6, 8-6, 6-3, 6-1 |
| 1929 | René Lacoste | France | Jean Borotra | France | 6-3, 2-6, 6-0, 2-6, 8-6 |
| 1928 | Henri Cochet | France | René Lacoste | France | 5-7, 6-3, 6-1, 6-3 |
| 1927 | René Lacoste | France | William Tilden | USA | 6-4, 4-6, 5-7, 6-3, 11-9 |
| 1926 | Henri Cochet | France | René Lacoste | France | 6-2, 6-4, 6-3 |
| 1925 | René Lacoste | France | Jean Borotra | France | 7-5, 6-1, 6-4 |
| 1924 | Jean Borotra | France | René Lacoste | France | 7-5, 6-4, 0-6, 5-7, 6-2 |
| 1923 | François Blanchy | France | Max Decugis | France | 1-6, 6-2, 6-0, 6-2 |
| 1922 | Henri Cochet | France | Jean Samazeuilh | France | 8-6, 6-3, 7-5 |
| 1921 | Jean Samazeuilh | France | André Gobert | France | 6-3, 6-3, 2-6, 7-5 |
| 1920 | André Gobert | France | Max Decugis | France | 6-3, 3-6, 1-6, 6-2, 6-3 |
| 1914 | Max Decugis | France | Jean Samazeuilh | France | 3-6, 6-1, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1913 | Max Decugis | France | Georges Gault | France | n/a |
| 1912 | Max Decugis | France | André Gobert | France | n/a |
| 1911 | André Gobert | France | Maurice Germot | France | 6-1, 8-6, 7-5 |
| 1910 | Maurice Germot | France | François Blanchy | France | 6-1, 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 |
| 1909 | Max Decugis | France | Maurice Germot | France | 3-6, 2-6, 6-4, 6-4, 6-4 |
| 1908 | Max Decugis | France | Maurice Germot | France | 6-2, 6-1, 3-6, 10-8 |
| 1907 | Max Decugis | France | Robert Wallet | France | n/a |
| 1906 | Maurice Germot | France | Max Decugis | France | 5-7, 6-3, 6-4, 1-6, 6-3 |
| 1905 | Maurice Germot | France | André Vacherot | France | n/a |
| 1904 | Max Decugis | France | André Vacherot | France | 6-1, 9-7, 6-8, 6-1 |
| 1903 | Max Decugis | France | André Vacherot | France | 6-3, 6-2 |
| 1902 | Marcel Vacherot | France | Max Decugis | France | 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1901 | André Vacherot | France | Paul Lebreton | France | n/a |
| 1900 | Paul Aymé | France | André Prévost | France | 6-3, 6-0 |
| 1899 | Paul Aymé | France | Paul Lebreton | France | 9-7, 3-6, 6-3 |
| 1898 | Paul Aymé | France | Paul Lebreton | France | 5-7, 6-1, 6-2 |
| 1897 | Paul Aymé | France | Francky Wardan | Great Britain | 4-6, 6-4, 6-2 |
| 1896 | André Vacherot | France | Gérard Brosselin | France | 6-1, 7-5 |
| 1895 | André Vacherot | France | Laurent Riboulet | France | 9-7, 6-2 |
| 1894 | André Vacherot | France | Gérard Brosselin | France | 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1893 | Laurent Riboulet | France | Jean Schopfer | France | 6-3, 6-3 |
| 1892 | Jean Schopfer | France | Francis L. Fassitt | USA | 6-2, 1-6, 6-2 |
| 1891 | H. Briggs | Great Britain | P. Baigneres | France | 6-3, 6-4 |
Multiple Champions
Rafael Nadal, Max Decugis, Björn Borg and Henri Cochet all won five or more titles at French Open.
| Player | Country | Amateur Era | Open Era | All-Time | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rafael Nadal | Spain | 0 | 14 | 14 | 2005-2008, 2010-2014, 2017-2020, 2022 |
| Max Decugis | France | 8 | 0 | 8 | 1903, 1904, 1907-1909, 1912-1914 |
| Björn Borg | Sweden | 0 | 6 | 6 | 1974, 1975, 1978-1981 |
| Henri Cochet | France | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1922, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1932 |
| André Vacherot | France | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1894-1896, 1901 |
| Paul Aymé | France | 4 | 0 | 4 | 1897-1900 |
| Novak Djokovic | Serbia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2016, 2021, 2023 |
| Maurice Germot | France | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1905, 1906, 1910 |
| René Lacoste | France | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1925, 1927, 1929 |
| Mats Wilander | Sweden | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1982, 1985, 1988 |
| Ivan Lendl | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1984, 1986, 1987 |
| Gustavo Kuerten | Brazil | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1997, 2000, 2001 |
| Carlos Alcaraz | Spain | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2024, 2025 |
| André Gobert | France | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1911, 1920 |
| Jean Borotra | France | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1924, 1931 |
| Gottfried von Cramm | Germany | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1934, 1936 |
| Frank Parker | USA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1948, 1949 |
| Jaroslav Drobný | Egypt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1951, 1952 |
| Ken Rosewall | Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1953, 1968 |
| Tony Trabert | USA | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1954, 1955 |
| Nicola Pietrangeli | Italy | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1959, 1960 |
| Manuel Santana | Spain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1961, 1964 |
| Rod Laver | Australia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1962, 1969 |
| Roy Emerson | Australia | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1963, 1967 |
| Jan Kodes | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1970, 1971 |
| Jim Courier | USA | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1991, 1992 |
| Sergi Bruguera | Spain | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1993, 1994 |
Championships by country
Players from France dominated French Open in the amateur era but tasted little success in the open era. Rafael Nadal is reponsible for 14 of Spain's 23 titles in Paris.
| Country | Amareur Era | Open Era | All-Time | First Title | Last Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| France | 37 | 1 | 38 | 1892 | 1983 |
| Spain | 2 | 22 | 24 | 1961 | 2025 |
| Australia | 9 | 2 | 11 | 1933 | 1969 |
| United States | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1938 | 1999 |
| Sweden | 1 | 9 | 10 | 1957 | 1988 |
| Czechoslovakia | 0 | 5 | 5 | 1970 | 1987 |
| Germany | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1934 | 2026 |
| Serbia | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2016 | 2023 |
| Italy | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1959 | 1976 |
| Brazil | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1997 | 2001 |
| Great Britain | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1891 | 1935 |
| Egypt | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1951 | 1952 |
| Argentina | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1977 | 2004 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2009 | 2015 |
| Hungary | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1947 | 1947 |
| Romania | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1973 | 1973 |
| Ecuador | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1990 | 1990 |
| Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1995 | 1995 |
| Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1996 | 1996 |
History
The first French Open was held in 1891, known as the Championnat de France and only open to tennis players who were members of French clubs.
The new Stade de Roland Garros held the French International Championships in 1928 and the event has been held there ever since.
In 1968 the French Championships became the first Grand Slam tournament to go open, allowing both amateurs and professionals to compete.
French Open Winners FAQ
- Who has won the most men's singles titles at French Open?
Rafael Nadal has won the most men's singles titles at French Open with 14 titles.
- Who won the 2026 French Open?
Alexander Zverev won 2026 French Open, beating Flavio Cobolli 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, 6-7, 6-1 in the final. It was the third straight year that the men's singles final went to five sets.
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